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What is Mac OS X? An Explanation for Technical Folk

2005-02-13 00:00:00 -0500

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jduprey

February 13th, 2005
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What is Mac OS X?
"This document does not aim to regurgitate Marketing KoolAid, not that there's anything wrong with it™, but is intended primarily as an introduction to Mac OS X for those members of the technical community who are not familiar with it."

This is a must read for anyone interested in Mac OS X technology.

In a slightly related article see also: Command Line Archival in Mac OS X.

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Billy Joel - The Essential Billy Joel - Disc 1 - Captain Jack

I'm a Nerd

2005-02-12 00:00:00 -0500

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jduprey

February 12th, 2005
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audiogeek beat me, but that really is no surprise. All hale

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audiogeek!

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Billy Joel - The Essential Billy Joel - Disc 1 - Captain Jack

How To Switch To The Mac

2005-02-12 00:00:00 -0500

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jduprey

February 12th, 2005
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The Tao Of Mac has a nice HOWTO for Mac switchers. Even if you are a long time user of OS X, you may find the links and tips useful.

See also:
Resetting Mac OS X Passwords (single user mode), Useful Boot Key Combos

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Why Mac for Science.

2005-02-11 00:00:00 -0500

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jduprey

February 11th, 2005
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Why Mac for Science.

Two-Finger-Scrolling with pre-2005 PowerBooks and iBooks

2005-02-11 00:00:00 -0500

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jduprey

February 11th, 2005
Two-Finger-Scrolling with pre-2005 PowerBooks and iBooks

"To check if your trackpad can support two-finger scrolling, use the following command:
 

ioreg -l | grep "W Enhanced Trackpad"

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Sadly, my old Ti Powerbook 800 doesn't support it - not surprising.